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Ginning up a fight between Clinton and Obama
Joe Conason
There's little difference between their stances on foreign policy -- just telling differences in style.
“The World Without Us”
Gary Kamiya
What would the earth look like if humans suddenly disappeared? An audacious new book imagines a people-free planet, and restores our sense of awe.
“I admit that I don’t have my shtick down”
Walter Shapiro
In an interview with Salon, Bill Richardson talks about his "evolving" positions, what he owes Bill Clinton, and exactly what "no residual troops in Iraq" means.
You are now free to pollute about the country
Katharine Mieszkowski
Air travel is the latest guilt trip for the environmentally conscious consumer. Here's how flying contributes to global warming and what is being done to cool the jets.
Stormy weather
Katharine Mieszkowski
Are hurricanes getting stronger? Has Al Gore vanquished the climate change skeptics? "Storm World" author Chris Mooney discusses the heated scientific debates about global warming.
The true cost of doing business in China
Andrew Leonard
Suspect product quality isn't the only thing signified by low prices at Wal-Mart.
“The Trap”
Astra Taylor
Are young Americans more interested in selling out than changing the world? Daniel Brook's new book argues that 20-somethings are forced to choose between living by their ideals or making a living.
Al’s big day
Cintra Wilson
Gore's Live Earth festival rocked, and may rock our world. So long, Hummers. Hello (again), Flower Power!
Air head
Oliver Broudy
I could buy an air conditioner -- but what would summer be without the romance of a shockingly cold beer, sweaty sheets and rustling leaves?
The long arms of Enron reach beyond the grave
Andrew Leonard
The Senate's report on the rise and fall of the hedge fund Amaranth is a case study in the dangers of unregulated markets. And Enron is largely to blame
Hip, hip, CAFE!
Katharine Mieszkowski
Some Dems celebrate a new Senate bill to boost gas mileage. But it's premature to toast the end of our high-octane bender.
Shopping for carbon credits
Katherine Ellison
An environmentally conscious mom discovers carbon offsets are not always a smart buy -- especially from green-washing utility companies like PG&E.
“A Russian Diary”
Alexander Nazaryan
A posthumous memoir from murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya gives readers a glimpse of the dark side of post-Soviet Russia.
Three questions for Kevin Wall
Salon Staff
The man behind next week's Live Earth concerts talks about how music can change the world.
Rachel Carson’s birthday bashing
Kirsten Weir
The right has revved up its claim that the environmental pioneer who criticized DDT was responsible for the spread of malaria that killed millions. The facts say otherwise.
An inconvenient bottle cap
Andrew Leonard
The decision by a beer brewer to move from twist-off caps to pry-offs is a radical challenge to American consumer capitalism.
Chicken farmers in the sky
Andrew Leonard
Can sky farming save the world from the truth about dead Chinese fowl?
Bush’s European disaster
Sidney Blumenthal
The president's trip was a pageant of disdain, delusion and provocation masquerading as a respite from his troubles at home.
What is the meaning of life?
Laura Miller
Terry Eagleton, the man who introduced millions to literary theory, tells us why George Bush is the ultimate postmodernist, how torture is wrong, and what "meaning" really means.
Dark chocolate goes green
Meera Subramanian
The tiny, eco-friendly, politically correct Grenada Chocolate Co. is winning awards, but can it survive in a Hershey's world?
“Bush’s policies are accelerating climate change”
Hasnain Kazim
Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz talks about the G8 summit, the dark side of globalization and the obstinate U.S. president.
Amish like me
Garrison Keillor
If we don't figure out what to do with our greenhouse gases, our great-grandchilden may end up learning to live the subsistence life.
No monsoon? Not to worry
Andrew Leonard
The rains come, and go, or never come at all. So what? India's economy shrugs its shoulders
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